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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
AHMED "DOE", et al..
Petitioners,
v.
GEORGE W. BUSH, et al,
Respondents.
Civil Action No. 05-1458 (ESH)
ORDER
Upon petitioners' Renewed Motion for Entry of the Protective Order, it is hereby
ORDERED that the Court ENTERS by way of reference the November 8, 2004
Amended Protective Order and Procedures for Counsel Access to Detainees at the United States
Naval Base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; the November 10, 2004 Order Addressing Designation
Procedures for "Protected Information;" and the December 13, 2004 Order Supplementing and
Amending Filing Procedures Contained in November 8, 2004 Amended Protective Order, each
issued by Judge Joyce Hens Green in In re Guantanamo Bay Detainee Cases, No. 02-cv-0299, et
al.; and it is
FURTHER ORDERED that all motions pertaining to interpretation or
construction of the protective orders shall be referred to Magistrate Judge Alan Kay pursuant to
LCvR 72.2(a); and it is
FURTHER ORDERED that all disputes pertaining to logistical issues, such
as communications with or visits to petitioner and counsel, shall be referred to Magistrate Judge
Kay to facilitate discussion and resolution by the parties as promptly as possible; and it is
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FURTHER ORDERED that to the extent the government's position is that the Court
has no jurisdiction to enter a protective order because of the Detainee Treatment Act of 2005,
Pub. L. 109-148, 119 Stat. 2739, or that its prior order staying this matter precludes the Court
from entering such an order, the Court rejects these arguments and adopts the reasoning of
Haleem v. Bush, Civ. No. 05-2376 (D.D.C. Jun. 30, 2006) (Order), Nasrullah v. Bush, Civ. No.
05-0891 (D.D.C. Jun. 12. 2006) (Order), and cases cited therein.
SO ORDERED.
s/
ELLEN SEGAL HUVELLE
United States District Judge
Date: July 27, 2006